Which to use
“Führer” is a noun and “führst” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,824
- “Führer” frequency rank
- #32,048
- “führst” frequency rank
- 34872
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Führer | führst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | leitende Person in einer Organisation, Vereinigung oder Bewegung | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs führen |
Where the eye mixes Führer and führst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Führer (CVCCVC) and führst (CVCCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Führer vs führst
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Führer is [ˈfyːʁɐ] while führst is [fyːɐ̯st]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34872, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Führer is recorded at frequency rank #2,824, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfyːʁɐ]. führst is at rank #32,048, tagged as averb, pronounced [fyːɐ̯st].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 34872, this pair ranks #1,653,368 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Führer vs führst
Shared letters: fhrü. Private to "Führer": e. Private to "führst": st.
"Führer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "führst" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Führer" for "führst" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Führer" vs "führst" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Führer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "führst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,653,368 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Führer" and "führst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fehlst vs führst". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,653,368 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.